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Show The Theft Or The Royal Ruby "I think your point of view is very wise, said Poirot. Continued from page 5 "Well, I hope it is, said Mrs. Lacey doubtfully. "It doesnt seem to be working much yet. But of course hes only been here a couple of days. Though I do think, added Mrs, Lacey rather wistfully, "he has some good points. He asked if he might bring his sister Poirot gets a. call for help here, you know. Shes had an operation and was in hospital. He said hed take all her meals up to her. Well now, I do think that was rather nice of hihn, dont you, M. Poirot? "Tt JL "Sarah will be very rich, Mrs. Icey continued, "not only with what we leave her, but her mother was a very rich woman, and Sarah will inherit all her money when shes twenty one. Shes twenty now. Do you think it g -- shows a consideration, said Poirot thoughtfully, "which seems almost out of character. would be possible for you to help us in OM any way.' "I think it is possible, yes, said t t k , chin. "It is, I understand, he said, "a rather unfortunate matter of a young girl's fascination. "Yes, said Mrs. Lacey. "Edwina seemed to think that you might perhaps how shall I put it know something something useful about this young Desmond Poirot considered. "He has not, I understand, a very good reputation, this young man? he began delicately. "No, indeed, he hasn't! A very bad reputation! But thats no help so far as my granddaughter Sarah is concerned. Its never any good, is it, telling young girls that men have a had reputation? It it just spurs them on!' "You are so very right, said Poirot. "Tell me exactly what troubles you. y. o died when Sarah Has born so that the child has always been with us. Perhaps I weve brought her up unwisely dont know. But we thought we ought always to leave her as free as possible. "That is desirable, I think, said Poirot. "One cannot go against the spirit of the times. "I think the way one expresses it, said Mrs. Lacey, "is that Sarah has got in with what they call the cofTee-ba- r set. She has two rather unpleasant rooms in London down by the river and wears those funny clothes that they like to wear, and black stockings or bright green ones. Very thick stockings. So very prickly, I always think. "A fashion of the moment, said Poirot. "They grow out of it. "Yes, I know, said Mrs. Lacey. "I wouldnt worry about that sort of thing. But you see shes taken up with this and he really Desmond has a very unsavory reputation. He lives more or less on girls. They seem to go quite mad about him. But I don't want Sarah, whos a dear girl really, to marry him, and shes absolutely infatuated with Desmond. "Do I understand, Madame, said Poirot, "that you have him here now, staying in the bouse, this Desmond Lee-Wortle- y, well-to-d- o 'Thats my doing, said Mrs. Lacey. "Horace was all for forbidding her to see him and all that. 'No, I said. 'Ask him down here. Let her see him in our atmosphere and our house, and well be very nice to him and very polite, and perhaps then hell seem less interesting to her. 30 The freshness of the mountains This is the exciting new taste you get when you go to the cigarette pack with the mountain on it.' The secret is natural menthol in the blend... just a touch of it. Because its. . . . exhilarating . . . bracing. THIS WEEK Mogoxin $ptmbr 25, 1960 |
